Broom holder



June 1n9, 1928.

1,674,581 A. J. WEBB v BROOM HOLDER Filed Aug. 11 1927 11W NroR. f22zon Cf ebb- ToRNEY.

Patented June 19, 1928.

Partnrv oFFiCE.

Vuiai-'111.13 sTArEsf "A Armoire. Win33 or ELMIRmNEW YORK.l 'l Y Biaooivr HOLDER.

Application iea 'August 11,

is to provide` a broom holder' of the above. kind in which means .isr providedffor vp Osil V tively causing movement. of the roller l. from releasedvto gripping positiomor vice versa, upon rotation offsaid rollerwhereby care need not be exercised in the usefof-.thedevice to insure reliable operation thereof.

lA still further Objectis to provide ya broom holder of the above kindiincluding averti- I cally movable roller, anda plurality of ,abut-A 'me-nts locatedv at different distancesfrom vand to oiieside of the roller for'positioniiig the handle of the brooinat'anoblique angle to the direction of movement of the roller so thateffective wedging engagement of the latter with the handle is had.

, Otherobj ects'will' become apparent as the `nature of the invention is better understood, and the saine consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts herein-rA I after more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters `indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, l

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a broom holder constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 with the roller in partly raised position and in wedging engagement with thehandle of a broom supported by the holder;

Figure 8 is a vertical section talren'upon line 3-3 of Figure 1; and

Figure 4; is a-horizont-al section taken upon line 4--4 of Figure 2. l

Referring more in Vdetail tothe drawingj the present broom holderl includes av Uf shaped vertical frame `5 preferably constructed of a strip of sheet metalv suitably bent into shape, and having opposed vertical' elongated slot-s 6 in the spaced parallel legs thereof. One longitudinal orl vertical wall of each of the slots 6 is formed with a series 1927. Serial 110.212,22?.

of rack teeth7 substantially from top to bottom thereof,- and vertically movable inthe frame between the legs thereof is a friction roller 8 whose spindle 9 has projectingl ends upon which are ixedspur pinions l() freely movablev and guided in theslots 6 and meshy' ing with the teeth 7 of the corresponding wall of said slots. lt is thus Aapparentthat y' lwhenthe roller 8 is turnedit is caused to move longitudinallyin theslots 6in a positive manner. To ystate the condition inaJ dif- Vferent way, it maybe said thatliipon movement oftheroller 8 longitudinallyyvof the .slots 6,; rotation ofthe roller is positively A'effected:byk engagement of the,k pinions l() with the rack-teeth? i 1 i Rigidly attached 'to the upper and lower endsof the rear leg off the frame are lateral farms'or plates v,11 and l2 which' are ofvdif ferent lengths andtermin'ate in forwardly directed free endsl 13 and lllocated 'at difi ferent distancesfrom and to one sideof the roller 8 and vabove 'and below vthe pathof travel ofthe latter inthe slots 6..- The forwardly directed ends 1,3 and 14C ,thus forma pair of iXed-abutments against the 'inner side of which isv adaptedto be placed 'the broom handle- 15 so that the latte-ris positioned obliquely tothe direction of movement of the roller 8 in the frame 5 as shown in Figure 2, wherebyV said roller may be moved into'v tight wedging engagement with thebroom handle for effectively supporting the broom.

Theforwardly directed ends `13 and 14 of kthe arms orplates 11 and 12 are of inwardly` Curved form both horizontally and vertically to facilitate insertion of thebrooin handle between said ends and 1d and the roller, Vvand in order to facilitate attachment of the broom holder to a vertical wall or the like,

the arms 11 and 12 may have suitable openv ings through lwhich lare passed screws or vother driven fasteners 16.

The free ends ofthe legsof framei are vpreferably connected by means of a transverse rod or rivety17-to avoid spreading of Y' said ends of the frame legs.

As illustrated in the drawing, the 'device may be positioned w-ith the frame 5 inverted sothat upon downward movement of the roller 8 under the force of gravity, vsaid roller will move into binding engagement with the broom handle. In loperatiorn' the broom handley is inserted'with an upward movement so asto force the roller 8 upwardly to released position and to freely permit the upward passage of the broom handle between said roller and the forwardly ydirected ends 13 and 14 of arms 11 and 12. rIhe broom is then allowed to lower until the roller 8, which lowers at the same time, moves into wedging engagement with the broom handle, whereupon the broom is ef fectively rupported in the desired elevated position. lh removing the broom, the same is given a slight Vupward movement, and is simultaneously pulled forwardly from between the roller and the ends 13 and 11i, the roller 8 immediately dropping to the lower f ends of the slots 6 when the broom handle is removed.

From the foregoing description' 1t 1s bey lieved that the vconstruction and operation as well as the advantages of the present invention will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art.

Minor changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope Vof the in vention as claimed.

What I claim as new is l. A broom holder including a frame provided with elongated vertical slots having' rack teeth on corresponding walls thereof, a roller movable in the. Aframe and 'having pinions fixed to turn therewith and meshing with said rack teeth, and abutments carried by the frame to position the broom handle whereby the roller may move into wedging engagement therewith.

2. A broom holder including a U-shaped frame having opposed vertical elongated slots in the legs thereof formed ,with toothed racks, a; roller movablein the frame between its legs and having a spindle freely v having forwardly directed ends located atl different distances from one side of the roller and forming broom handle abutinents, and pinions on the ends of said spindle within said slots, the slots having rack` teeth formed in corresponding walls thereof engaged by said pinions. p f f i A 4l. A broom holder includinga U.-'shaped frame having opposed longitudinal elonf gated slots in the legs thereof, a 'roller `movable in the frame between its legs and having a spindle freely movable in said slots, and lateral arms vcarried by one leg of the frame/and having forwardly directed ends located at different distances froinone side of the roller and forming broom handle abutments, said lateral arms projecting from t-he upper and lower ends of the frame above and below the limits of travel :of the spindle in said slots.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

ALToN J. WEBB. 

